Mentor Text Linky - Me on the Map

Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney is a great introduction to map skills for young kids. When I taught first, it was actually in our reading book. I think it would still be appropriate for my second graders as well, because they are constantly getting cities, states, and countries confused.

Basically, the text starts with the girl in her room and then the locations get bigger and bigger. She is in her room, in her house, on her street, in her town, in her state, in her country, on the Earth, and in space I believe. Each page shows her in the described place as well as that place on the map, like the state on a map of the US.

The book is great for getting students to identify and distinguish between their street, city, state, etc. Rockin' Teacher Materials has a graphic organizer freebie on TpT. Click the image below to find it.

Jessica~ This looks like a great book for younger students. It is so difficult for them to understand themselves in the Global World, and SO much more helpful when they get to Middle School if they do!MicheleCoffee Cups and Lesson Plans

I do a similar activity to help students distinguish the difference between city, state, and country. It looks like this would be the perfect book to introduce this activity! I am sold, I'm buying it!BethanyFabandFunin4th!

I like this book, well actually all of the books in this series. And, apparently this book is appropriate for 4th grade because they STILL don't know where they live in relation to everything else. Ugh.

Thanks for linking it up!! (How did you get such great pics of the book pages?)AmandaCollaboration Cuties

Hi. I love this book (and series) as well. I posted Mapping Penny's World. If you haven't read it, you would probably enjoy it as well. It is very similar to Me on the Map, but with a dog.Thanks for sharing. I'm a new follower.

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I'm Jessica, a former 1st and 2nd grade teacher turned stay at home mom to the cutest little girl in the world. She loves all things books just like her mommy. I have a master's degree in curriculum and instruction and hope to be a reading specialist one day.